USAF record 28977975
28977975
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 22 Apr 58
2. LOCATION Spangdahlem AFB, Germany
3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT 22/1730Z
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual [HW: Air-Visual]
5. PHOTOS O Yes D No
6. SOURCE Military
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 10 mins
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS ONE
9. COURSE N/A
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Sphere about seventy two feet in diameter, luminous w/black smoke contrail. Appeared to fade out. Ohj about size of RB-66 a/c.
11. COMMENTS There was an RB-66 A/C in the area at that time. This is probably obj sighted.
STAMP: ATIC FORM 279 (REV 16 SEP 52)
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 22 Apr 58 2. LOCATION Spangdahlem AFB, Germany 3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT 22/1730Z 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual [HW: Air-Visual] 5. PHOTOS O Yes D No 6.…
- Page 2 STAMP: 22/17302 STAMP: 39 SOL198 YDA151EYALC6JHAI6TCJOCZ26 REDACTED RJEISQ REDACTED RJFFTP 58 M 24175ZZ FM COMER 10TH TRW TO RJEISQ/COMER AIR DEFENSE COMMAND RJEISQ/COMER AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE…
- Page 3 2 (A) OBJECT WAS FIRST SIGHTED BY PILOT AND PILOT ALERTED OTHER CREW MEMBERS. (B) OBJECT APPEARED ABOUT FORTY FIVE DEGREES BELOW THE AIR- CRAFT IN THE TEN O'CLOCK POSITION. (C) SAME AS B. (D)…
- Page 4 PAGE THREE RJEFTP 58 FITZGERALD, THOMAS J. 1/LT 42ND TPS NAV RISPOLI, JOHN J. 1/LT 42ND TPS ECM OBS SUMPTER, THOMAS W., JR. 1/LT 42ND TPS ECM OBS MATHIS, CLARENCE R. S/STT 42ND TPS GUNNER ALL OF…
- Page 5 PAGE FOUR RJFFTP 58 DURING PENETRATION AT SPANGDAHLEM AIR FORCE BASE AT 19:42Z, AS OBJECT MAINTAINED A STRAIGHT AND LEVEL FLIGHT PATH PILOT MANEUVERED AIRCRAFT FROM ONE SIDE OF THE OBJECT TO THE…